Prolonged fasting

Peter Attia used to do prolonged water fasts (7–10 days quarterly, or 3 days monthly) and has stopped: he no longer travels, saw no biomarker showing benefit, and said it cost him about 20 pounds of muscle over six years (The Drive #276, Oct 2023).

Reported practice

Date of record:: 23 Oct 2023
Stopped:: Date not stated

Interventions

Routine

Prolonged water fasts
7–10 days quarterly, or 3 days monthly
Stopped · Date not stated
Details & sources
Stopped. Reasons he gave - he no longer travels, no biomarker showed benefit, and it "cost me probably 20 pounds of muscle over six years." The Drive
Sources1

Sources

Original accounts behind this protocol. Numbers match the references in each intervention.

01The Drive #276: Peter answers questions on longevity, supplements, protein, fasting, apoB, statins, and more Source for this protocol

Single dated source; recorded as a stopped practice, not a current one.